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RS #411: Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard

#411

Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard

Release Date: 1974 Previously Owned: No First Time Listen: Yes
"Welcome to the OCEAN BOULEVARD/Such a lovely place"
Impressions: Eric Clapton usually doesn't get me fired up one way or the other, which is a recipe for a so-so review. But, WHO KNOWS? Anything can happen on this blog… including me figuring out Cheap Trick. Onward… "Motherless Children" (which is different from "Motherless Child") starts off the record with a galloping beat, bluesy slide guitar and Clapton's neutral-sounding voice (which, as I mentioned before, … Continue Reading ››